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Quick update – if you have been waiting to get your Data Vault 2.0 certification there are three sessions coming in the new few months right in the USA. If you already know you want to do that, just skip down to the links and sign up!

Why Data Vault?

The Data Vault 2.0 architecture gives you an entire systems based approach to developing a true enterprise data warehouse and analytics architecture. It is very structured, pattern based, and highly repeatable. In Data Vault, each component does it’s duty, and does it well. The engineering components are generally relegated to automation tools (because it is pattern based), so human effort is not wasted in the mundane and can be used in more interesting, intelligent and thinking tasks. It’s a much better use of intelligent beings as well as machines.

Separating the concerns makes design and development not just easy, but fast.

As a side effect projects using Data Vault 2.0 have always saved a lot of money and have been extremely successful with their predictable goals. Plus they are very resilient so they tend to stay in use for years to come with little or no re-engineering! One of my systems has been running for 14 years now – and was even successfully re-platformed in that time.

How do you get in on this innovative approach?

If you want to learn more (and why wouldn’t you?), there are many upcoming opportunities across the world to get more information about Data Vault 2.0 (just check Twitter or LinkedIn – look for #DataVault). If you understand it, and you want to use it to leverage your own successes, you can even get certified (That comes with a responsibility though).

Here’s a list of upcoming opportunities to get DV 2.0 certified in the US:

Every year the World Wide Data Vault Consortium (WWDVC) gets better and better! This year’s event was the 4th Annual and was again held at the lovely Stoweflake Mountain Lodge in Stowe, Vermont.

And once again this year, my employer, Snowflake Computing, was a proud sponsor of the event. This year I even got to help with a hands on workshop with our ELT partner Talend as we walked folks through building a Data Vault in Snowflake using Talend!

100 attendees got their minds filled and horizons broadened by an amazing slate of presentations given by great speakers from all over the world. Not only did we hear some real-life case studies from companies like Micron and Intact Financials (who have VERY large data vaults) but we even got to hear from someone at the US DoD (yes the Department of Defense!).

Then there were these mind-bending talks that challenged the most experienced in the audience:

And there were of course absolutely awesome keynotes from Tamara Dull (A Big Data Cheat Sheet for the Technically Savvy Data Professional) and from Scott Ambler we heard (very clearly!): Are You Agile or Are You Fragile?

What? You missed WWDVC 2017?

Well I guess you will have to wait for the 5th Annual WWDVC in 2018…

Can’t wait? You are in luck!

This year Dan hired professional videographers to record the entire event.

Yup, all the workshops, the keynotes, and all the presentations.

I have seen the videos and they came out great.

So, if you would like to join the elite group of 100 data vault aficionados that attended WWDVC17, you now have the chance to see and hear the same great content we all were exposed to. Then you can be the champion for brining Data Vault 2.0 to your organization.

The only thing you miss out on is the great food and of course the in-person networking. So put WWDVC18 on your calendar (May 2018) but in the meantime get started by purchasing the videos from WWDVC17 now.

Hopefully seeing these talk may even inspire you to not only attend next year but maybe even speak yourself!

Enjoy!

Kent

The Data Warrior & Data Vault Master

P.S. Of course if you have any questions or want to learn more about Snowflake, the 1st cloud-native data warehouse as a service, please reach out to me or follow me on twitter @kentgraziano.

Lots of training classes on Data Vault 2.0 are on the horizon around the world thanks to a new venture that Dan Linstedt and Michael Olschimke have formed called ScaleFree. In addition to world class consulting, they are offering dozens of Data Vault 2.0 related classes, including Bootcamps, Certification, and Introduction to Data Vault Modeling.

Finally! People have been asking for this literally for years – to be able to get authentic Data Vault 2.0 (CDVP2) training in an online format.

Many folks interested in achieving CDVP2, especially those who have issues traveling, have requested an online version of Certified Data Vault 2.0 Practitioner (CDVP2) training. Their issues may be distances to the actual courses, no travel budget, or just the usual personal & family issues where they need to stay close to home.

Keeping this in mind, Dan and Sanjay have been in the process of prepping and recording the CDVP2 training for online dissemination. But with Dan’s travel schedule, from the increasing demand globally for CDVP2 training, it has just taken a long time to do it right.

That said – what is now available should be considered the Early Adopter (EA) version of the training. So before you think of investing, please read the rest of this post as it’s possible this training is not for you and I’ll tell you why in a minute.

But first, lets see what’s available:

1. Day 1 of the CDVP2 is currently available for sale as “Introduction to Data Vault 2.0“. This does stand on it’s own and gives you a very good introduction to the training (This is still a bit INCOMPLETE but available for sale – remember this is EA)

2. Days 2 and 3 do NOT stand on their own and will be rolled into the entire CDVP2 training. So, it’s the entire course which includes Day 1 (This is also INCOMPLETE but not yet available for sale, but will be shortly)

Here’s what I mean by incomplete:

The “Introduction to Data Vault 2.0” has 10 modules and only 8 are actually available to view. Even out of the 8 modules a few of the latter ones are actually raw and unedited and will get replaced with their edited versions in the future.

The good news however it that as an Early Adopter, you will get lifetime access, so you will get ALL future versions of this particular course for your lifetime.

Because they’re doing this, they’d like you to do your part, if and when you invest in courses: do not share access to the course material. (You should NEVER tell anyone your confidential access code anyway, right?)

While the system can detect and prevent improper access (and they do have a legal team), they are going to trust that the majority of people are honest folks.

NB: There are NO refunds this time. I know LearnDataVault.com traditionally offers refunds but they really want you to actually think twice about it before investing and be sure that it’s a sound investment in your future.

So, here’s who should NOT invest:

If you need the protection of a refund, please don’t invest. They simply are not offering these at the moment on these courses.

If you’re not comfortable being an Early Adopter and buying something that is incomplete and subject to change, then this is NOT for you.

If you need to go into debt to invest in it, despite it’s relatively low cost, then please get your finances in order first before you invest in any of these courses.

Now that that’s taken care of …

Who should invest:

If you’re an Early Adopter and comfortable with something that’s incomplete and subject to change because it’s in it’s raw form.

You understand the value of lifetime access and updates and are willing to jump on something incomplete to get a discount and understand the risks that it can take time to get the rest of the modules completed and edited. There can be long delays in getting that done.

If you’re comfortable getting unedited raw content and know it will change and you’re willing to provide constructive feedback.

So, you decide whether you want to wait and get the finalized version for a little more money (which will also come with lifetime access) or whether you’re comfortable simply going with the raw versions now.

So, please, please think before jumping on this.

Yes, there’s a discount for a short period but it does come with strings of not having a completed product and you should not complain about it.

Remember, there are NO refunds.

However, if this is for you, there is a discount. Even then, please read everything again before you consider investing in this.

So if you are going to buy, here’s what you get:

List of video modules

Introduction

What is Data Vault 2.0?

DataVault 1.0 Versus DataVault 2.0

Issues Faced Today

DataVault in Business

Managed Self Serviced BI

Agile Delivery and Methodology (Not edited yet)

Agile Requirements Gathering (Not edited yet)

Technical Numbering (Not recorded yet)

Roles and Releases (Not recorded yet)

The course (Day 1) will sell for $997 retail, but you can get $300 off the price by using the discount coupon DV2VIP599O4791 (Expires this Friday March 24th 2017)

Please remember there are no refunds and to get the best deal on the Early Adopter offer ($300 off), you must purchase by Friday March 24th, 2017. After that, the price goes up to $997.

So if you have been waiting to get Data Vault 2.o training straight from the inventor, Dan “Data Vault” Linstedt – this is your chance! Get it here.

Happy Vaulting!

Kent

The Data Warrior

NB: I have seen the videos and can say the content is the quality and caliber I expect from Dan and Sanjay, but you should also know that by buying via the links in this post, I will get a cut. Thank you.

P.S. Don’t forget about the upcoming World Wide Data Vault Consortium in Stowe this May. Sign up here.

My good friend Mark Rittman has embarked on a new adventure as an independent analyst and consultant. As part of his new venture Mark started a new podcast series on iTunes that he calls Drill to Detail where he will feature interviews discussing a range of topics related to data warehousing, business intelligence, analytics, and big data.

I was honored to be asked to take part in this new venture and got to spend a hour with Mark a few weeks back recording what is now Episode 5 of the series. In this interview we talk about:

The need and relevance of data modeling in the big data world (which I wrote about recently)